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Scotswomen walking (fulling) woollen cloth, singing a waulking song, 1772 (engraving made by Thomas Pennant on one of his tours). Fulling, also known as tucking or walking (Scots: waukin, hence often spelt waulking in Scottish English), is a step in woollen clothmaking which involves the cleansing of woven cloth (particularly wool) to eliminate oils, dirt, and other impurities, and to make it ...
DIFOT (delivery in full, on time) or OTIF (on-time and in-full [delivery]) is a measurement of logistics or delivery performance within a supply chain. Usually expressed as a percentage, [1] it measures whether the supply chain was able to deliver: the expected product (reference and quality) in the quantity ordered by the customer
Iraqi Airways, an airline, uses a rule that aircraft that depart within 15 minutes of scheduled departure are on time. [2] The 15 minutes rules for on time performance is commonly applied throughout the airline industry. [3] Airlines typically perform well when their on time performance reaches 90%. [4] OAG and Cirium regularly publish airline ...
A time limit or deadline is a narrow field of time, or a particular point in time, by which an objective or task must be accomplished. Once that time has passed, the item may be considered overdue (e.g., for work projects or school assignments). In the case of work assignments or projects that are not completed by the deadline, this may ...
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Punctuality is the characteristic of completing a required task or fulfilling an obligation before or at a previously designated time. [1] "Punctual" is often used synonymously with "on time". An opposite characteristic is tardiness. Each culture tends to have its own understanding about what is considered an acceptable degree of punctuality. [2]
Decatising or decatizing, also known as crabbing, blowing, and decating, is the process of making permanent a textile finish on a cloth, so that it does not shrink during garment making.
Worsted is a yarn and cloth usually made from wool. The yarn is well twisted and spun of long staple wool (though nowadays also medium and short fibers are used). The wool is combed so that the fibers lie parallel. woven fabric A woven fabric is a cloth formed by weaving. It only stretches in the bias directions (between the warp and weft ...